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| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | WTTW | CTA to Suspend Loop Elevated Train Service This Weekend for Track Maintenance | https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/21/cta-suspend-loop-elevated-train-service-weekend-track-maintenance | Elevated train service in the Loop will be suspended this weekend for track maintenance, affecting service on the Brown, Green, Orange and Pink lines, the Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday. Service is being affected due to track maintenance at CTA’s largest junction, located at Lake and Wells streets. Track work … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Outbound Dan Ryan exit to 18th Street closed, heavy police presence reported | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/outbound-dan-ryan-exit-to-18th-street-closed-heavy-police-presence-reported/4007640/ | The outbound exit from the Dan Ryan Expressway to 18th Street near Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood was closed by law enforcement Monday evening amid a heavy police presence in the area. Video from NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter showed multiple Chicago police and other law enforcement vehicles near 18th Street and … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois man accused of mailing letters with suspicious substance to Chicago-area congressional offices | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-man-accused-mailing-letters-suspicious-substance-chicago-area-congressional-offices | #### The Brief * * Matthew Unglesbee, 36, of Quincy, was arrested on federal charges accusing him of mailing letters containing a suspicious white substance to members of Congress. * Four letters contained a white granular substance and handwritten messages, including "HA HA" and "HAH enjoy the gift." Preliminary testing … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Amtrak's Bridgeport railyard to get environmental review after community pressure: 'Let's keep up the fight' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/10/26/amtraks-bridgeport-railyard-to-get-environmental-review-after-community-pressure-lets-keep-up-the-fight | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] Amtrak’s new maintenance facility in Bridgeport will undergo a federal environmental review after community pushback over the project initially … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Illinois joins 19 other states in FTC lawsuit accusing Dollar General of false price advertising | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/10/26/dollar-general-illinois-joins-ftc-lawsuit-false-prices-advertising-kwame-raoul | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] Illinois joined a coalition of states and Federal Trade Commission in suing Dollar General, accusing the discount chain of … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Last mayoral candidates file signatures for 2027 ballot in bid to deprive Johnson a second term | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/26/chicago-mayoral-race-last-day-of-filing-mendoza-pappas-2027-election | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Thirteen candidates will vie for the right to deny [ Brandon Johnson ][7] a second term and become Chicago’s … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Raging Bull roller coaster at Six Flags Great America to add seat belts after death on similar ride in Georgia | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/raging-bull-roller-coaster-six-flags-great-america-seat-belts/ | The Raging Bull roller coaster at Six Flags Great America will be getting seat belts, as will similar rides at other Six Flags theme parks, after a man fell to his death earlier this month at Six Flags over Georgia. [ Six Flags CEO and President John Reilly said the … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Record diesel prices hurting Illinois farmers at height of harvest season | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/record-diesel-prices-illinois-farmers-harvest-season/ | The Illinois farming community is sounding the alarm about the impact of sky- high diesel prices. It's been tough at the pump for everyone for months, but with diesel prices still at record highs, farmers said they are spending twice as much this harvest season, and it hurts. John Yeley … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Investigation underway into shooting involving federal agents in Pilsen | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shooting-federal-agents-pilsen/ | An investigation is underway into a shooting involving federal agents in the Pilsen neighborhood Monday evening. Chicago Police Department said officers responded to a shooting involving the agents in the 1700 block of South Union. They said their Investigative Response Team arrived to document the incident. CBS News Skywatch was … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Who Is Running For Chicago Mayor? | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/26/who-is-running-for-chicago-mayor/ | CHICAGO — The Chicago mayor’s race is solidifying as more than a dozen candidates filed nominating petitions to get on the ballot by the Monday deadline. ![][1] ## Who Is Running For Chicago Mayor? [ ][2] – [ The Block Club Chicago Podcast ][3] The 2027 mayoral election is Feb. … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | UIC basketball clinic gives athletes with disabilities a chance to learn, connect | https://abc7chicago.com/post/university-illinois-chicago-basketball-clinic-gives-athletes-disabilities-chance-learn-connect/19982539/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A total of 126 adults and children gathered in the University of Illinois Chicago gym for a basketball clinic designed to teach the sport while creating lasting memories. Participants with a variety of developmental and physical disabilities spent time learning basketball fundamentals from UIC players and coaches. … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | The best music lover gifts for 2026: Ideas for everyone on your list | https://abc7.com/post/best-gifts-music-lovers-2026-ideas-everyone-list/19981581/ | _As a participant in multiple affiliate marketing programs, Localish will earn a commission for certain purchases. See full disclaimer below*_ Ready to hit all the right notes with your holiday gifting? Shopping for music lovers is a blast. Think of it as putting together a playlist of gifts that will … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump offers $1M reward for voter fraud tips that result in conviction | https://abc7chicago.com/story/trump-offers-1m-reward-voter-fraud-tips-result-conviction/19982613/ | President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is offering a $1 million reward for anyone who reports voter fraud -- in past elections or in the upcoming midterm elections -- that leads to a conviction. "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago mayoral candidates submit thousands of nominating petition signatures | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-candidates-including-brandon-johnson-alexi-gianoulias-susana-mendoza-maria-pappas-dr-lisa-nee-file-petitions/19982564/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago mayoral hopefuls submitted their nominating petitions Monday ahead of the filing deadline for the 2027 municipal election, with several candidates touting their signature totals as they seek a place on the ballot. The race could ultimately feature about a dozen candidates vying to occupy the mayor's … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago International Film Festival honors Carrie Coon with Artistic Achievement Award | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-international-film-festival-honors-actress-carrie-coon-artistic-achievement-award-music-box-theatre/19982750/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago International Film Festival has just wrapped up another stellar season of cinema. Carrie Coon was just honored for talent that is explosive on stage and screen. She told ABC7's Hosea Sanders that she learned her craft in Chicago, and the city changed her life. ### … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again | https://abc7.com/post/president-donald-trumps-administration-attempting-prosecute-former-fbi-director-james-comey/19982820/ | WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information, an effort the former FBI director's lawyers immediately dismissed as invalid and outside the legal time limit for when the Justice Department can file a criminal indictment. The allegations … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago hospitals say they are prepared as Ebola outbreak grows overseas | https://abc7chicago.com/post/ebola-outbreak-2026-news-chicago-hospitals-say-are-ready-amid-cases-kenya-congo-nigeria-uganda-france/19982830/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago hospitals say they are more prepared than ever to respond to a potential Ebola case as a deadly outbreak in Africa continues to expand. The outbreak in Central Africa is the second largest in history, with nearly 10,000 cases reported since it began six months ago. … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | WTTW | Mendoza, Cardenas, Pappas Among Last to File Signatures Ahead of Chicago’s February Mayoral Election | https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/26/mendoza-cardenas-pappas-among-last-file-signatures-ahead-chicago-s-february-mayoral | The final group of candidates seeking to deny Mayor Brandon Johnson a second term each filed tens of thousands of signatures Monday to officially get on the Feb. 23 ballot, solidifying the race for Chicago mayor. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, Cook County Board of Review member George Cardenas, entrepreneur … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Gov. Pritzker boosts Democrats across the U.S. | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/10/26/the-rundown-gov-pritzker-boosts-democrats-across-the-u-s | _Good afternoon! It’s Monday, and heads up:_ [ __CTA track repairs_ _ ][1] _will continue to affect Green and Pink Line trains until early Wednesday. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Gov. Pritzker is doling out big bucks to help Democrats — and boost a 2028 … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | October 26, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Chicago School Board Election 2026: The Citywide Race for President | https://southsideweekly.com/chicago-school-board-election-2026-the-citywide-race-for-president/ | _This story was[ originally published ][1] by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at [ ckbe.at/newsletters ][2] _ _This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with_ [ _Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter_ ][3] … |